a fox news lart now continuing coverage of two major issues going on. tornadoes packing powerful winds touching down in 6 states killing two people. the twister's ripping homes and trees to sheds. >> also in alabama a tense hostage situation continuing after more than 30 hours. a gunman holding a 6 yeefrld boy that he kidnapped off of a school bus. that's where we began. craig boswell has the latest on the hostage situation there. >> goot morning to you. here we are a day and a half in later. place say the suspect 65-year-old jimmy lee dikes a retired truck driver navy veteran accused of going on a bus asking for children where the bus driver kept him from getting the children. he opened fire on the bus driver killing the bus driver and grabbed a 6-year-old boy taking him hostage. he's holding the hostage and the property back behind us here in a homemade bunker. >> negotiators continue to communicate with the suspect. this time we have no reason to believe that the child has been harmed. >> now wednesday night prayer services were focused on prayers fo